Definitions

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  • noun Ableism: a prejudice in favor of the able-bodied

Etymologies

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able + body + -ism

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Examples

  • Her power is greatest working directly with the victims of ‘able-bodyism’, who become their own advocates and their own community organizers.

    Sticks and Stones 2009

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